I have checked out the websites, but would like personal recipes that you use with your kids. Easy please, for 8 and 11 year old beginner cooks.
Muddy Hand Cookies
Ingredients:
2/3 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Prep:
Cream butter, sugar and vanilla extract together. Add eggs and mix well. Add dry ingredients, blending thoroughly. Chill dough until firm.
Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick. Lay your hand on the dough and cut around it to make your handprint. Bake on an ungreased sheet at 350 degrees F for 6 to 8 minutes.
I think it would be lovely for a visually impaired person to do some cooking!Support regarding this would be to do all the obvious dangerous things for the person, ie cutting, putting things in the oven, etc. However whatevr you do tell the child exactly what you are doing and why, ask them to feel the knife, the ingredients before it is cut and after. Texture and handling would be very important, and the child should feel the texture of the ingredient before it is cooked as well as after, so they can ‘experience’ what the cooking has done!
is there any quick and easy meals i can cook for my kids ? as i am a buisey mum! something healthy thanx
Meatball Subs
1 lb ground beef
½ cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1 tsp seasoned salt or herb seasoning mix
1 cup meatless spaghetti sauce
grated mozzarella cheese
hoagie buns
Mix together ground beef, bread crumbs, egg and seasoning. Shape into 1 ½ inch sized balls. Brown in skillet over medium heat. Add in spaghetti sauce and heat thoroughly. Spoon meatballs and sauce onto split rolls, sprinkle with cheese and serve.
Western Scramble
2 tablespoons butter
6 large eggs
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup chopped cooked ham
3/4 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
In skillet melt butter. Beat eggs and whisk in remaining ingredients. Pour mixture into hot skillet. Cook, stirring to cook evenly.
Maple Oatmeal
Cook oatmeal according to package directions except substituting milk for ¼ of the water. During final minutes of cooking, stir in 1 tbsp of maple syrup per serving. Serve while hot.
Banana Muffins
2 cups self-rising flour
2-3 over-ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs
¾ cup sugar (may reduce if too sweet for your tastes)
½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Using recipe from week three, prepare banana muffin batter. Pour into greased and floured or paper lined muffin tin. Bake 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean
Chicken and Rice
Kids love chicken and kids love rice. Consider combining them! Coat the bottom of a deep baking pan with 2 tsp. of oil. Add 1 cup of rice and 1½ cups of water to the pan. Add one tsp. salt. Place raw chicken pieces on top of rice. Sprinkle with paprika and dill. Cover and bake for one hour. Remove the cover and bake for another 20 minutes until chicken is done (test by inserting a fork and testing that the fork goes in and comes out easily).
Eggs and Cheese
You can’t go wrong with this one. Just beat up a bunch of eggs, begin frying them and tear several slices of American cheese into the egg mixture and mix it around. Scrambled eggs! Kids love it…and to help make it healthy, slice up some red peppers and cucumubers!
BBQ Chicken Tacos*
The best fusion dish ever assembled. Kids will love them, parents will love to make them.
Ingredients
2 8oz Chicken Breasts-Skinless
1 cup BBQ sauce of choice
1/2 cup Chopped onions
8 Corn tortillas
1/4 cup Chopped cilantro
1/2 cup Cheddar, jack, monterey cheeses mixed
1 cup Canola oil
Preparation
Cooking Instructions –
Chicken-
Preheat small amount of canola oil in large pan.
Slice Chicken Breasts into small, bite-sized pieces and add to pan.
Lightly sear chicken pieces for 3 minutes
Add BBQ sauce and Chopped Onions to chicken and simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked to liking.
Taco Shells-
Preheat remaining canola oil to high in medium pan.
Lightly pan-fry torillas
Place tortillas on paper towels to drain excess oil. Make sure to fold tortillas into taco shape prior to them hardening.
Serving-
After both stages of cooking are complete:
Using a slotted spoon to reduce excess sauce, place filling into taco shells.
Lightly top with cheese mixture and cilantro as desired.
Enjoy!!!
Cook’s Notes
Makes 4 servings @ 2 tacos per serving…. For kids that want to help: After the tortillas have cooled, have the kids lightly sprinkle the outside with parmesan cheese. Also: Have paper towels handy, these tacos can get messy.
CLASSIC RECIPE
Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe
30 minutes to make
1 pound spaghetti
Salt, for pasta water
Meatballs:
1 1/4 pounds ground sirloin
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs, a couple of handfuls
1/4 cup grated Parmesan, Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano cheese
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Salt and pepper
Sauce:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 cloves garlic, crushed or chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 cup beef stock, available on soup aisle in market in small paper boxes
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
A handful chopped flat-leaf parsley
10 leaves fresh basil leaves, torn or thinly sliced
Grated cheese, such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano, for passing at table
Crusty bread or garlic bread, for passing at the table
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Place a large pot of water on to boil for spaghetti. When it boils, add salt and pasta and cook to al dente.
Mix beef and Worcestershire, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, garlic, salt and pepper. Roll meat into 1 1/2 inch medium-sized meatballs and place on nonstick cookie sheet or a cookie sheet greased with extra-virgin olive oil. Bake balls 10 to 12 minutes, until no longer pink.
Heat a deep skillet or medium pot over moderate heat. Add oil, crushed pepper, garlic and finely chopped onion. Saute 5 to 7 minutes, until onion bits are soft. Add beef stock, crushed tomatoes, and herbs. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes.
Toss hot, drained pasta some sauce and grated cheese. Turn meatballs in remaining sauce. Place pasta on dinner plates and top with meatballs and sauce and extra grated cheese. Serve with bread or garlic bread (and some good chianti!)
I am doing an inservice for fellow preschool teachers, and I I chose cooking with children. I know it is a great enrichment in the classroom experience, and it teaches math skills. What else does cooking do for kids, and where is the research I can use to back this all up? Thanks in advance for your help. : )
Science skills, nutrition, self-confidence (they can actually cook something!) communication skills (they talk about what they are doing) following directions, reading a recipe (you can find recipes in Mailbox that have picture for the kids to follow), it gets them to try new foods. Sorry, but I don’t know of any research to back this up, but I think you can make it is kind of self-evident if you present it well.
What are some vegetarian cookbook for kids.That are easy to read and that have lots of recipes.Also the have ingredients to easy to be find like in a supermarket.I looked on amzaon.com but they didn’t have any thing last time I looked.Thanks in advance
It’s for me I can’t really cook.I need something that’s easy to read and understand.
No problem, what a good idea. I am going to check this out cause I suck at cooking! http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Can-Cook-Vegetarian-Recipes/dp/1570670862…
OOPS already posted…here’s another…I have faith in you, we can move to Teen’s cookbooks or working people. http://www.vrg.org/catalog/teenveg.htm
Let me know how it goes, and I hope this helps
http://www.vrg.org/catalog/meatless.htm